Nyimbo za kalimba za Washeni Zulu

Nyimbo za kalimba za Washeni Zulu Nyimbo zakalimba za Washeni Zulu ndi zabwino kwabiri. Nyimbozi zili ndi mphamvu kwabiri chifukwa zimakamba za umoyo wa anthu mu Zambia ndi zimeke zimawavuta mumtima mwawo.  Mnyimbo iyi a bambo Washeni Zulu alikukamba zimene … read more

Ways to Express Love in the Family

If you live in the Western world, you have seen many Hollywood romantic movies and read romantic novels, you probably believe one thing: the best way to express love and romantic feelings is through flowers, kisses, and especially a romantic … read more

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Luangwa Game Park

A Vacation Destination – Recently, I had a few days off from work. Instead of spending them in my local club elbowing people to get that perpetually scarce drink, or dozing under the tree shade in my hammock in my … read more

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Mango, the Godly Fruit from Heaven

This is what I had dreamt about for months since September 2011; eating a mango fruit during the Christmas season in December in my native Zambia in Southern Africa. I was standing slightly bent over near the wall on the … read more

Lusaka

Zinja Hunger

When You are Lucky to Eat One Meal a Day – Suppose a family of a mother, father, and their two children was paid fourteen thousand dollars in January with instructions that they would not be paid again until nine … read more

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Nshima and Ndiwo: Zambian Staple Food

Nshima and Ndiwo: Zambian Staple Food For ten million Zambians in a country the size of Texas or France in Southern Africa, the concept of “nshima” and what it stands for is the very basis of life. Nshima is the … read more

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Zambian Etiquette or Manners

When you visit Zambia, there are basic rules of etiquette that you have to practice or have to be aware of. Some elements of the etiquette may have some variations if one is visiting someone in the urban area or … read more

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Delicious Insects of Zambia

One of the most delicious traditional meals that many Zambians eat is that of the nshima staple meal served with roasted or pan fried insects.  The use of the English term “insects” is a misrepresentation as nearly all of the … read more

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The Significance of the Mango in Zambian Life

Introduction   Humans today have at their disposal dozens of both domesticated and wild fruits. These include oranges, apples, pawpaws, guavas, pineapples, cherries, strawberries, mangoes, kiwi, bananas, grapes, pears,  peaches, and many other domesticated but less well known fruits all … read more

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The Mango Fruit

A Poem March 24, 2012   The tell-tale signs Of the Mango fruit genesis Tiny white flowers Bloom on the tree Dark green leaves Small and big insects buzz Feed on the sweet nectar In the cold month of June … read more

You Gotta Cry

My Sweetest Book Ever

I bumped into my sweetest book ever over three decades ago purely by accident browsing in a downtown bookstore. As a sophomore in college at University of Zambia in the Capital city of Lusaka in Southern Africa, I had by … read more